Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Honored for Excellence in Accessibility Programing

Wednesday, November 11, 2015, By Kristina Starowitz
Share
Syracuse Stage

Syracuse Stage has been selected to receive the Mattie Letham Community Leadership Excellence Award from Aurora of Central New York for excellence in accessibility programming. This award is given to organizations that make outstanding contributions toward promoting independence and opportunity for people with sensory loss. The award will be given at Aurora’s annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12.

sstageSyracuse Stage is committed to making the theater experience accessible to all by providing the following accommodations: American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, audio enhancement, open captioning and wheelchair accessibility.

 

American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance Series:

An American Sign Language-interpreted performance is offered for every production. Patrons who are interested in the sign interpretation are seated in an advantageous viewing location.
“Peter Pan”—Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Saturday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Saturday, March 5, at 3 p.m.
“The Christians”—Saturday, April 16, at 3 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Saturday, May 21m at 3 p.m.

 

Audio Description Series

Audio Description is available for a matinee performance of every production. A live narrator audio-describes for patrons who are blind or visually impaired. A pre-performance description of sets and costumes begins 30 minutes prior to curtain, and visual details are verbalized during the performance. Patrons contact the Box office 24 hours in advance to reserve a complimentary headset for the performance.  When possible, we try to accommodate patrons who request an alternate date.

“Peter Pan”—Saturday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Saturday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Saturday, March 12, at 3 p.m.
“The Christians”—Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Saturday, May 28, at 3 p.m.

 

Audio Enhancement

Syracuse Stage offers infrared hearing devices at all performances, for patrons with up to 70 percent hearing loss, and headsets can be reserved free of charge through the Box Office (315-443-3275) or at the Coat Room before curtain.

 

Open Captioning Series

Open captioning is provided for two matinee performances of every production. A small screen, placed to the side of the stage, displays text corresponding to the play’s dialogue and other sounds. Open captioning can be viewed from most seats in the theater. However, the Box Office will provide those interested with the most advantageous viewing possible.

“Peter Pan”—Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m.
“Stupid F***ing Bird”—Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m.
“To Kill A Mockingbird”—Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m.
“The Christians”—Wednesday, April 20, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery”—Wednesday, May 25, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m.

 

Wheelchair Accessibility

Syracuse Stage is wheelchair accessible. Patrons can contact the Box Office at 315-443-3275 to arrange wheelchair seating.

  • Author

Kristina Starowitz

  • Recent
  • Future of News Production the Focus of NSF Planning Grant
    Thursday, January 21, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin
  • College of Law Adds Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95 to Board of Advisors
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Martin Walls
  • Students Invited to Network and Skill-Build with Alumni
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake
  • ‘Confronting ‘Who We Are”
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021, By News Staff
  • Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Director of Forensics Kathleen Corrado
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

More In Arts & Culture

Sound Beat: Access Audio Offering Children’s Audiobooks about Enslaved People by Cheryl Wills ’89

Sound Beat: Access Audio is providing two free family audiobooks written by Emmy Award-winning journalist Cheryl Wills ’89,  the great-great-great granddaughter of Emma and Sandy Wills, enslaved people from Haywood, Tennessee. The audiobooks are narrated by the author and are…

Syracuse Stage Announces Changes to the 2020/2021 Season

Syracuse Stage announced adjustments to the schedule for the remainder of the 2020/2021 season. These adjustments include replacing previously announced shows with new titles and come in direct response to the evolving situation concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in February,…

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…

Special Collections Research Center Receives Grant to Process Forrest J. Ackerman Papers

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation is providing Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a $17,000 grant to process the Forrest J. Ackerman Papers. Ackerman was a popular American science fiction author, editor, agent, collector and fan. His…

Architecture Students Help Design Street Renovation Project in China

Since April 2020, a team of students from the School of Architecture have been working on a master plan to transform a street scape in the future city of Xiong’an New Area in China’s Hebei province. After a long delay…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.